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A2 Mid-course Test B
1 Listen to a conversation between Ryan and a 4 Choose the best answers to complete the text.
shop assistant. Decide if sentences 1–5 are true
(T) or false (F). An old friend
Last week, I received an email from my old friend
1 The changing rooms are next to the shoe
Yang and I 1__________ very surprised. The last time
department. __________
we saw each other was twenty years ago because my
2 The jacket costs $26.25. __________
family 2__________ house when we were children. I
3 Ryan wants to pay by cash. __________
remember he 3__________ draw and paint very well,
4 Ryan doesn’t want a bag. __________
but there 4__________ so many things I don’t know
5 The bank is next to the bus station. __________
about him now. Maybe he has 5__________ children.
2 points for each correct answer 10 What’s his job? I have so many questions for him!
I emailed him yesterday and said he could visit
2 Listen to a conversation between Ryan and 6
__________. I hope he likes my house. It’s small but
Carla. For questions 1–5, circle the correct 7
__________. It’s in the centre of my town and there
answer a, b or c.
are many things to do. I want to take him to my
1 Ryan is shopping for __________. favourite restaurant 8__________ my house. There’s
a clothes b food c shoes also an interesting 9__________ about the history of
2 Carla thinks Ryan’s new journey to work is the town. Maybe we can go there. I’m 10__________
__________. excited about his visit – I just can’t wait!
a quick b bad c easy 1 a are b were c was
3 Ryan’s office is __________ the car park. 2 a prepared b changed c moved
a on the right of b behind c next to 3 a could b can’t c can
4 Ryan finished his old job __________. 4 a are b is c were
a yesterday b last week c last month 5 aa b an c−
5 Ryan starts his new job __________. 6 a last week b next month c a week ago
a on Monday 7 a modern b noisy c dirty
b on Wednesday 8 a under b between c opposite
c the week after next 9 a chemist b museum c airport
10 a really b quite c a bit
2 points for each correct answer 10
1 point for each correct answer 10
3 Choose the correct word in italics.
1 Ruben works in a large company but / because he
doesn’t like it.
2 Don’t stay / Stay in the sun all day long.
3 Drink / Don’t drink lots of water when it’s hot.
4 Harry likes playing football and / but jogging in the
park.
5 I love my job because / but I work with interesting
people.
2 points for each correct answer 10
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5 Read the text. Circle the correct answer a, b or Multicultural families
c.
People travel a lot more these days, so more and more
1 Married couples often meet because of their people get married to someone from another country.
__________. Often couples meet through working in different
a families b jobs c holidays countries. They usually speak different languages, but
communicate in a common language. For example,
2 In their house Pierre and Annika talk to each other Annika, from Denmark, is married to Pierre, from
in __________. France. At home they speak German as their common
a Danish b French c German language. In these multicultural families, the children
often learn two or three languages from their mother
3 Children in international families can learn more and father. Annika and Pierre’s children speak Danish,
than one language __________. French and German, but the family also sometimes
a from their parents uses English and the children use it at school. In fact
b at school the children prefer speaking English because they say
c from television it is easy.
Nowadays, millions of people speak international
4 Annika and Pierre’s children like to speak languages such as Arabic and Spanish, but English has
__________ the most. the most speakers in the most countries around the
a English b German c French world. It is a very important language for work, study
and travel. There are about 350 million native speakers
5 Many people speak international languages like and about 850 million people speak it as a second
__________. language. Multicultural families use it for a number of
a German b Danish c Arabic reasons. Some families use English because it is easy
for the children to learn just one main language. Also,
2 points for each correct answer 10 children around the world hear lots of English in their
6 Read the text again. Decide if the sentences are daily lives. English is the language of films, pop music
true (T) or false (F). If there is no information and many sports like football. Children are often
about this, choose ‘not given’ (NG). interested in these things and speaking English makes
it possible for them to understand them more easily. In
1 About 350 million people study English around the multicultural families, children are often able to use
world. __________ English because the parents use it as a second
2 English is the main language of all sports. language. Some people say that people use English too
__________ much, but it is difficult to tell people what language
3 Children around the world learn English by they should speak. Multicultural families are an
watching television. __________ interesting example of this in real life.
4 Children in multicultural families can often practise
English at home. __________
5 It’s not possible to tell people what languages to
speak. __________
2 points for each correct answer 10
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7 Write an email to your new boss, Jean Davis.
Write 30–40 words.
In your email, you should …
• say you need to have a meeting with her on Friday.
• suggest a place for the meeting.
• include the correct opening and closing for an email
to a manager you don’t know well.
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SPEAKING
Student A
8 Work with a partner. Make arrangements to go
out with your friend at the weekend.
• Ask what he/she wants to do.
• Make suggestions (e.g. the cinema, a restaurant, a
concert, a sports match).
• Agree on an activity, place and time.
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SPEAKING
Student B
8 Work with a partner. Make arrangements to go
out with your friend at the weekend.
• Tell your friend what you want to do (e.g. the
cinema, a restaurant, a concert, a sports match).
• You want to go on Saturday evening.
• You work on Friday evening.
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